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piggy
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I thought hard about this one before posting it, generally because they dissolve into slagging matches and because this is a particularly contentious issue on LOS. I thought that this series of articles on the BBC website were important however. I'm not a Muslim, nor do I hold any particular religious beliefs but I believe that there is a lot of Islamophobia out there which has wide ranging consequences for Ireland and the world at large - particularly in the face of the "war on terror".
BBC report: US Muslim petition rejects terror
BBC report: Analysis: Interpreting Islam
I suppose that all views that lean too far one way scare me so I thought these articles were important from the point of view that Muslims are finding a voice against what we in the west are interpreting as Islam = violence, when in actual fact, while we should obviously stand up against violent factions, we should look more closely before condemning over one billion people, many of whom live their lives in fear due to the backlash against them.
Hopefully we can get some informed and balanced views on the subject.
BBC report: US Muslim petition rejects terror
BBC report: Analysis: Interpreting Islam
I suppose that all views that lean too far one way scare me so I thought these articles were important from the point of view that Muslims are finding a voice against what we in the west are interpreting as Islam = violence, when in actual fact, while we should obviously stand up against violent factions, we should look more closely before condemning over one billion people, many of whom live their lives in fear due to the backlash against them.
Hopefully we can get some informed and balanced views on the subject.